Brazile was the sixth player picked in the 1975 NFL Draft and was the league's Defensive Rookie of the Year that season, then was an AFC Pro Bowl pick for the next seven years for the Houston Oilers.

In 1978 and 1979, "Dr. Doom" was an All-Pro.

On the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-Decade team of the 1970s, Brazile is on the second team at outside linebacker with Bobby Bell behind first-teamers Jack Ham and Ted Hendricks. Ham, Hendricks and Bell are in the Pro Football of Fame, and Brazile received more votes for the All-Decade team than Bell did.

Brazile and Kramer will join the 15 modern-era finalists and the contributor finalist for consideration for inclusion in the Class of 2018. None of the other finalists have been named.

The modern-era candidates for the Class of 2018 will have been retired for at least five seasons and active within the past 25 seasons. Players and coaches that predate the 25-year window are considered by the Senior Selection Committee.

The 2018 class will be announced on Feb. 3, the day before Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The voting for the Class of 2018 will be conducted at the 48-member Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee's annual meeting. The selection process bylaws provide that four to eight inductees will be selected. Finalists must receive 80 percent of the vote to be enshrined.

Brazile could become the eighth player from an Alabama high school to reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The state's high school Hall of Famers are Buck Buchanon of A.H. Parker, John Hannah of Albertville, Walter Jones of Aliceville, Ozzie Newsome of Colbert County, Ken Stabler of Foley, John Stallworth of Tuscaloosa Central and Bart Starr of Sidney Lanier.

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